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47th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
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Sgt. Ernest Hugh Hatfield 47th Battalion Ernest Hatfield was born at Charters Towers and Enlisted in Townsville whilst living in Eton, Mackay, Queensland . He joined the 47th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement. He was taken as a POW by the Germans, captured on the 5th of April 1918 and interned at Giessen. He was repatriated to England and arrived at Ripon camp on the 15th of December 1918.
His Next of Kin is listed as his Mother, Mrs Jane Hatfield, of Eton, Mackay, Queensland.
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Pte. A. Collins 47th Btn. Pte. A. Collins of 47th Battalion, AIF was wounded in the left forearm and elbow at Messines on 8th of June 1917, he was admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, then to 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station at Steenwerck and was sent on to No.11 Stationary Hospital at Rouen.
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Pte. David Gray Findlay 47th Battalion (d.7th June 1917) David Gray Findlay was the son of John Bisset Findlay and Jessie Findlay, he was 29 years old. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Menin Gate in Ypres. If you have any other information, particularly any photos I would love to hear from you. Lest We Forget.
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